# Tenjin Festival at Shirahata Tenjin Shrine
_天神祭／白幡天神社_

- **When:** Mon, Jan 25, 2027 (JST)
- **Where:** Shirahata Tenjin Shrine, Ichikawa — 1-15-2 Sugano, Ichikawa, Chiba
- **Map:** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.728436,139.926727
- **Price:** price on the official site
- **Category:** Matsuri & Festivals
- **Official site:** https://maruchiba.jp/event/detail_13488.html
- **On Tokyo Events:** https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/tenjin-festival-at-shirahata-tenjin-shrine

![](https://maruchiba.jp/lsc/upfile/spot/0001/3488/13488_1_l.png)

Every year on January 25th, the Tenjin Festival is held to commemorate Sugawara no Michizane's memorial day. This ritual originated from children in the community placing red and white rice cakes on plum branches, symbolizing plum blossoms, which were then offered before the deity to pray for academic success and good health. Although the tradition lapsed after the 1940s, it was revived as a shrine event in 2003. Representatives and parishioners carry a bale decorated with the red and white rice cake branches around the shrine grounds like a portable shrine before dedicating it inside the worship hall.

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Source: Tokyo Events — https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/tenjin-festival-at-shirahata-tenjin-shrine